This year’s Maifeld Derby Festival once again didn’t disappoint their fans with one stunning performance chasing the other on the three sunny days of the festival. Located at a horse race track the festival is all about the horse: One stage is inside a horse training field and the stables provide for the backstage area with each artist in their own box. We took the chance to have a chat with some of our favorite artists in the line-up. And since you already enjoyed our first selection of horsepowered interviews you will probably join us for the follow-up, right? In our second part Hinds, All Them Witches and ÄTNA answered six not too serious question about horses.

Credits: Florian Trykowski

Hinds

If you were a horse, which breed would you be?

Ade: I don’t know any breeds. I only know there is one that is Spanish with really thick legs.
Carlotta: Yeah and actually Spanish horses are kind of famous.
Ade: The end of the legs is really thick. I don’t know the name but I choose that one.
Carlotta: I think I would be a brown horse. It fits me.
Ade: A pink horse.
Carlotta: No not a pink horse.
Ade: A unicorn.
Carlotta: (Laughing). That is my type of horse.

Do you like horse riding?

Ade kows how to play the horse guitar

Carlotta: I used to ride horses when I was little but I haven’t done it since I was like 15 years old. My mom had a boyfriend that really loved going to the mountains with horses and during that period I went riding horses a lot.
Ade: I only did it when I was in school. Like an excursion with the whole class and you go to a farm. I really liked it but I wouldn’t say I’m a professional horse rider.
Carlotta: Are you sure?
Ade: Pretty sure.

If you would ride a horse through the wild west and could only take one instrument, which one would that be?

Ade: I would take the harmonica ‘cause it fits the situation.
Carlotta: I would go with a small guitar, a Spanish guitar.

Which awesome race horse name would you choose?

Ade: Lightning something… Super lightning.
Carlotta: I would call mine Caballito. Which is like horse in Spanish. But a little horse.

Do you have any songs or bands that you like with the word ‘horse’ in it?

Carlotta: We have a band called Horsey. And we toured with them in the UK and they are awesome. Kind of weird music but it’s worth it.

If you were a horse, who would you let ride on your back?

Carlotta: I would be a nice horse I would let anybody. Anybody that I can handle. Horses are so loyal that they wouldn’t complain, they would die before stop running. And I don’t wanna die if I’m carrying a very heavy person.
Ade: ehm…
Carlotta: Your parents?
Ade: Yeah, my parents. I would take them on a ride.

All Them Witches

If you were a horse, which breed would you be?

Robby: I don’t really know horse breeds.
Jonathan: I’m going Mustang. Wild Mustang. They just run wild across the western US. It’s a real Cowboy horse.
Ben: I go with whatever horse Black Beauty was.
Jonathan: It’s a Stallion.
Ben: Okay, I wanna be a Stallion. Because he was a good looking horse and he was fast.
Robby: I’ll pass.

Do you like horse riding?

Jonathan: Have you ever been horse riding?
Robby: Yeah I was when I was in sixth grade for like 30 minutes.
Jonathan: The last time I rode a horse I was like 14 years old maybe.
Ben: I’ve ridden a horse twice. And it was very scary. I was like 8 years old and it was a massive horse. Its name was Bug.

If you would ride a horse through the wild west and could only take one instrument, which one would that be?

Ben: I would let ride my wife on my back and we would trap all the way from Nashville to the Outer Banks and then we would camp there for two weeks.
Robby: I guess I’ll let my girlfriend ride on my back and go wherever. No destination.
Jonathan: I’m gonna let Donnatello ride on my back. He’s a Ninja Turtle. And we would ride to a Pizza shop.
Robby: But no anchovies.
Jonathan: Yeah, no anchovies.

ÄTNA

If you were a horse, which breed would you be?

Demian: Newfoundlander. Aren’t those the horses with the long hair on the sides and on the legs also?
Inéz: Yeah, I think these are the Newfoundlander.
Demian: They have a lot of character I think and their style is very unique.
Inéz: Aren’t there also dogs with the same name?
Demian: Okay maybe Newfoundlander are dogs?
Inéz: I will look it up. But I know which horses you mean; they have curls and they are beautifully black. I think it’s Friesen as the dog here is a Newfoundlander (she’s showing a picture on her phone).

Do you like horse riding?

Demian: You want me to answer this first?(Both laughing)Inéz: Yes please.
Demian: I have ridden a horse one time for a day trip and it was a lot of fun. Even though it was very scary because these animals are so big. I mean when they are slow it’s all good but once they start taking off and running faster I get a bit nervous. So my connection is very respectful. Inéz though used to go …
Inéz: …riding horses, yes when I was young. I did horse vaulting and free riding. And I really loved it. Later I found out that my Chinese horoscope is a horse. So I got a big brain.
Demian: Are horse brains big?
Inéz: Yeah.
Demian: ‘Cause they have it in the front?
Inéz: No, but they have a big head.

What is Demian looking at?

If you would ride a horse through the wild west and could only take one instrument, which one would that be?

Demian: For me it would be a Ukulele. Because you don’t even have to know how to play it and it already sounds good. You only have to move your finger and everybody thinks you’re a wonderful guitar player. It’s also very small and you can carry it easily. And for you?
Inéz: I would take a children instrument. The one with the distortion on it.
Demian: Something that records you?
Inéz: Yeah. And then I just play bebadengdengdeng.
Demian: So like a small sample box.
Inéz: Yes, a small sample box with children sounds.

Which awesome race horse name would you choose?

Inéz: Daria.
Demian: Daredevil.

Do you have any songs or bands that you like with the word ‘horse’ in it?

Demian: I’m thinking of Mr. Ed jumps the gun. I think Mr. Ed is a horse from a TV series that used to be on in the 70s or 60s. They have the name of a horse as their name.
Inéz: I have Bibi Blocksberg. There is the song ‘Bibi und Tina auf Amadeus und Sabrina’. Yeah that’s my favourite song. I loved Bibi Blocksberg when I was a child.

If you were a horse, who would you let ride on your back?

Demian: I would choose my duo partner because then we can still make music. And I would take her first to the Maifeld Derby, because it’s very horse friendly so I have a cool backstage where I can hang out with her. And we don’t have to separate because humans and animals could be in the same spot. And after Maifeld Derby I would probably ride to the south, maybe Spain.
Inéz: That’s okay for me. (both laughing)

A while back we took our joyful little YouTube show too the cosy stage of a travel office at the heart of Hamburg's Reeperbahn. What could go possibly wrong? Well, actually not that much. Instead we were blessed with joyful guests who added their own flavor to each of these performances.